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THE DAILY MISSOURIANEIGHTH YEARCOLUMBIA, MISSOURI, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1916 SIXTEEN PAGES NUMBER 308R, R, OFFICIALS SAYSTRIKE ROW CERTAINEmployes and PresidentsReady for TransportationParalysis.ASK FOR ARBITRATIONEmployes Will Not ConsiderAny Other Way of Settling Trouble.BULLETINT.y 1'nited Press.WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. "Everyrailroad president now in Washingtonbelieves a strike is inevitable and theyare going to prepare for it." was thestatement given out tonight by an authorized spokesman for the railroadheads, while a committee of the executives waited for a call from Wilsonto receive them.y t'nlted Press.WASHINGTON, Aug. 2C "We areready." This statement came thisafternoon from both railroads andtheir employes, as the national transportation paralysis loomed larger.The railroad management contended that they could keep sufficienttrains running through loyal employes, thus preventing a milk andfood famine and consequently guarding against death and desolation.The employes claimed that theroads would be tied up tighter than adrum, though a few men might work.By United Press.WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. Washington stood tense tonight in the faceof what appeared to be an inevitablebreak between the railroads of thecountry and the railroad employesand a resultant paralysis of business.Throughout the day executives met,recessed, met again and again delayedeach adjournment putting offuntil a later hour the transmission ofthe first and final proposition to thePresident for peaceful adjustment.Employes met three times, each timeadjourning and finally putting off until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning anyfurther consideration of the problem. President Wilson, who waited mostof the day for the proposal of therailroads, went to the capital on asudden and mysterious visit. He conferred with Senator Newlands, chairman of the interstate commerce committee, and Senator Kern relative tolegislation the nature of which wasnot disclosed.Finally when the railroad executives decided at 3 o'clock to recess until S to 10 tonight before acting ontheir proposal, it appeared as thoughthe crisis would swing into anotherweek.Railroad executives apparently resigned themselves to the belief thatthe strike is inevitable. Their proposition ignores the President's proposalfor an amicable settlement, which wasaccepted by the employes. It standspat for the arbitration of all matterspending dispute and it passes theproblem directly back to PresidentWilson and the employes. Only somenew suggestion offered by the executives or tremendous concession on thepart of the employes appeared tonightas possible barriers to stem the disastrous trend of the negotiations.President Wilson on his trip to thecapital presumably sought to learnwhat legislation could be affected thatmight improve the outlook, but hisvisit only served to increase the tension and the determination of the railroad heads. They declared that theywanted no legislation, no promises ofincreased rates. They want and willstand out for arbitration nothingelse they say.Senators Newlands and Kern werecalled into conference with PresidentWilson at the White House shortlyafter S:30 tonight. Soon after theyhad reached the White House it wassaid that the railroad presidents who morning in the Katy yards. The trainwere to have seen the president at : men did not know that the derail wasS:3n probably would not see him tonight. President Holden of the Burlingtonat 7 o'clock issued the following statement: "The presidents conferencehaving concluded their discussion, thecommittee of eight have asked for anappointment with the President and;arc awaiting his pleasure."Asked if he shared the belief thata strike is certain. A. B. Garretson,the employes spokesman, said: "Itall depends on what President Wilsonis able to do."When Senators Ncwland and Kern,THE MISSOUHIAX TODAY(OXTAIXS SIXTEEN PAGESToday's issue of the Missourian contains sixteen pagesthe largest edition of the Missourian ever published. Therearc two sections the regularnews section and a special HallTheater souvenir section. Yourpaper is not complete withoutboth sections and you will confer a favor on the managementby telephoning f" if any of yourpaper is missing.BASEBALL KESflrS.Am erica ii League.New York 10. St. Louis 6.Detroit 2. Boston 1.Chicago 5, Washington 3.Philadelphia 5, Cleveland 0.ntional League.Boston 8, Chicago 3.Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn 0.St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 3.Pittsburg 1, New York 1 (14 innings). Democratic leaders, went into conference with the President tonight, atthe time the railroad presidents' wereto see him. it was agreed that the latter would not confer with PresidentWilson until 10 o'clock tomorrowmorning.Earlier in the evening railroad employes adjourned their third meetingof the day until 10 o'clock tomorrow,thus averting a chance for the call ofa nation-wide strike until tomorrow.SrFFRAOISTS WELCOME HUGHESHughes Talks at Denier Tonight AVacation and Then UN ltetnm Eastnv t'nlted Press.DENVER. Colo., Aug. 26. Comingto a suffrage state enthusiastic abouthis declaration in favor of Nationalwoman suffrage. Charles E- Hugheswas greeted by almost as many womenas men on his arrival here today. Union station was jammed by a crowdwhich wanted to catch the first sightof the Republican candidate for president. A committee of Colorado's leadingRepublicans met Governor Hughes andescorted him by automobile to his hotel. Conferences with Republicanleaders were to precede the first address scheduled for tonight at theMunicipal auditorium. Twelve thousand persons can be jammed into thishall and an overflow was expected.Candidate Hughes. .Mrs. Hughes andthe newspapermen who have crossedthe continent with them will leaveshortly afeer tonight's meeting for Estes Park, Colorado's superb mountainretort, where Governor Hughes willspend a week climbing hills and vacationing in preparation for his returnto the East..-.oTir :. a. it. ('.dip opensBlue Cloil Veterans I'rovtd Inlii Kan-sas Cilj Ut-iil Vrk ll.milnr.Ily United Press.KANSAS CITY, Mo, At:? IXCommander in Chief El'.as P.. Man-fort of Cincinnati arriveJ v lth hisstaff today for the opening c.f the 50thannual Encampment of tin Grand Army of the Republic- Headquartersfor the organization was op-ned atthe Hotel Muehlebach.Union station was packed with Mueclad veterans and their families. K.ic'ntrain brought a quota of old warriors. Boy Scouts were in charge atvarious information booths and. aciedas escorts to the sixty-1-ers.The real work of the camp will notbegin until Monday, when the committees begin their sessions.In practically all the churches tomorrow will be special G. A. R. services. KATV SLEEPER IS DERAILEDPassengers Awake When Car LeavesTrack Wreck Crew Sent ForThe Katy sleeper which leaves hereat midnight was derailed yesterdaypot. and when the car left the track,the sleeping passengers were awakened. A call was sent to Mokane for awrecking crew, which set the bigcar on the track in time to make thetrip last night.3Inde Arrangements for Son's EntranceJ. B. Drake and son John B., of Hannibal were in the city yesterday making arrangements for the latter toenter the University in September.The son will enter the College of Agriculture.HOLLIS EDWARDS TOWED A KANSAS GIRLCity Editor of the Tribune toMarry in Kansas CityToday.A MORNING WEDDINGCouple Will Return to Columbia Bride Is FromTopeka Kansas.L. Hollis Edwards, city editor ofthe Columbia Tribune, and Miss ItuthKackley of Topeka, Kan., are to bemarried at 10 o'clock this morning inKansas City. Mr. Edwards left forKansas City yesterday and will meetMiss Kackley and her mother there.The ceremony will be at the Baltimore Hotel.Mr. Edwards first met Miss Kackley, who has just finished a 32 week'sengagement with the North Brothers'Stock Company, in this city, when shewas playing here. Other visits to Columbia at various times during thepast few years ripened the acquaintance and Miss Kackley made anotherengagement, this time for life.As a reporter for the Tribune, forseveral years, Mr. Edwards has madean excellent record as a newspaperman in this city, earning promotionto the office of city editor recently.He has also had some journalistic experience in Kansas City on the Star.He is the son of Police Judge Edwards of Columbia. Miss Kackley Isthe daughter of Mrs. Nell Kackley ofTopeka, Kan., and has been on thestage for the past few years.INSANE ARTIST PROVIDED FOBFriends Ohe a Cottage to R, A. Blakelock, the Renins.Hy United Press.MIDDLETOWN, N- Y., Aug. 26 rRalph Albert Blakelock, the famousartist who has been confined in thestate asylum here ever since he wentinsane over the poverty of his familyseventeen years ago, is gone to a private sanitariaum at Lynnwood Lodge,N J., where his returning faculties areexpected to become completely normal.It was not until many years afterho came to the asylum here that Blakelock was elected to membership in theNational Academy. When he lost hismind he had been selling what he I make a break in the great German ; er. c. Browns Ligon, If: Foster, 2b:could of his now world famous and I defensive system, but point to the fact ' Winegar. c: Dippoltl. rf; Taylor, lb:extremely valuable moonlight scenes j first rush to Paris, told a United Press Rntledge cf: Vogt. ss: Davis, 3b: Burfor scarce enough to buy food for a ' forward. ' nett. p.few days. . jAbout a vear asn Blakelock showedsiims of returning snnHv nnd i.nmis -takable evidences of the return ofclouded genius. His fellow Americanartists started a fund to provide forhim at a private sanitarium, with acottage in which he will paint the picture marking his election to the Academy. Blakelock's family will not bewith him.CHINESE STUDENTS WILL MEETSeu-iilh Annual Conference to He Heldat Olierlin College.The Seventh Annual Conference ofthe Mid-West Section of the ChineseStudents' Alliance in the United Stateswill take place at Oberlin College,Oberlin, Ohio, beginning with dinneron September 1, and ending withbreakfast on September 9.The program will consist of dinners,addresses, business and social meetings, tennis tournaments. Englih andChinese debates, picnics, Chinese andEnglish oratorical contest, a trackmeet, a musical concert, a baseballgame, bazar, banquet and a pageant.A booklet inviting all Chinese in theMid-West to attend the conference isbeing sent out. The booklet containspictures showing the conveniences andopportunities of Oberlin College, together with a discussion of the purpose of the Alliance and a few instructions for the delegates.The University of Missouri will berepresented by Frank K. Lee. whosehome is in Honolulu, T. II..J. II. Pov. ell Returns. jMr. and Mrs. J. B. Powell return-jed yesterday from a three weeks' boattrip up the Mississippi River. Whileaway they visited friends and relativesin Hannibal, Quincy, Burlington andWapello. Iowa.Haie Moied to XaslnilleMr. and Mrs. J. u Cato and littleson J. U Jr.. who lived at SO." RangeLine, left yesterday for Nashville.Tenn.. where they will make theirnew ho.ne. Mr. Cato is employed inthe shoe factory there.IALL1ES STILL ASSUMEEUriricL Tni E,.:.-,.i;.w.- A,T..isntisn l ry encircling Moe-ment in Driving Germans From Thiepval.A DFNIAI OF RFPORT" -"-!"- Vr IVILI WI1German General Declaresvjs-i 1I1.U1 vjciici.u LcciaicaAllies Failed in Attackson Somme.Ily I'liited Tress.LONDON, Aug. 26. The British leftwing at Somme broke out with a newhattacks against the German positionsHefonrliiiP Thienvnl. rnntiirinr 400yards more of the enemy trenches.The beginning of the ninth week ofthe Somme offensive saw the British jrapidly encircling the commanding!positions and threatening the captureof Thiepval. JA new gain was made near the Mo-'quel farm. German counter attacks iwere driven off quickly with heavy Jlosses to the Teutonic legions. iIt was also reported that the Germans were repulsed near Guillemont.Berlin reported that all British attacks last night and this morningwere repulsed.The deadlock in the Balkan fighting continued throughout yesterday.The Serbians are holding their ownon the extreme Allied left and havedelivered several strong counter attacks, though the Bulgarian war office reports that the Serbians in eachinstance have been repulsed.Allies Gaining In "Hi? Push.''LONDON, Aug. 26. The eighthweek of the great battle of the Sommeended today with the Anglo-Frenchtroops everywhere on the offensiveand steadily driving in upon Bau -paumo and Peronne. More than ascore of villages and numerous fortipie(J ts have 'nto thehands of Allies since the "big pushbegan on August 1.The heights looking down Bahaumeare now firmly in British hands. TheBritish last night gained 400 yards inencircling movement to squeezethe.Germans out of Thiepval.At no point has the German linebeen breached since the offensive bc-gan. The British military officialsare not disappointed at the failure tol i-ernian Line sn t llrnRcn.! STRASUERG. Germany. Aug. 26.I Aft(,r r'Kht weeks of tremendous cf-fort and a lavish expenditure of am-munition nnil hum-in flosh -inrl hlnndthe Allies have not only failed tobreak the German line at Somme,but have not even badly bent it. General Alexander von Kluck, who com- jmanded the German right wing in the jfirst rush to Paris .told a United Pressrepresentative this afternoon.Von Kluck said that the Alliesmerely pushed the Germans back afew kilometers here and there, showing markings to prove the statement.Hea y Attacks At Verdun.PARIS. Aug. 26. A strong Ger-'man reconnaissance south of Maure-pas Hill No. 121 was dispersed thismorning, according to the officialstatement this morning, which alsoreported violent artillery firing on the'Somme front.The Germans attempted no otherattacks, -but launched heavy attackson the Champagne and Verdun sectors. ..'orninn Cni.mnrtn.. c!nfc stonmer. 'LONDON, Aug. 26. The armed to the health of the city, especially inRritish steamer, Duke of Albany, was;', doctor Baldwin said. He alsosunk Thursday by a submarine in the ! declared that a colon bacillus mayNorth Sea. the Admiralty admittedhere this afternoon. Eighty-seven ofthe crew were saved, while twenty-:four lost their lives.jC. 0. Ilnnes Here on Visit. jC. O- Hanes. former secretary of the jCommercial Club and Retail Mer-.H.chants Association, is here for afewdays finishing moving. Mr. Hanesand family now live if. Jefferson City .where he is secretary of the Fair Deal-crs Association. !"- lojaire imiirmt. .ays noenig.,P,t United Press.Married at m.irthnnse. ! 'nEHLIN. Aug. 26.-Every new voy-Frank Edward Johnson and Miss j age to America by the Deutschland orGertie Jane Griggs were married in any other merchant submarine willthe courthouse this morning by the I become more difficult. Captain KocReverend J T. Kevin, pastor of the nig said today, because of determinedBaptist church at Shaw. Both of the attempts by Allied warships to interyoung married people live in the coun- cept one of the German undersea lintry east of Columbia. prs-THE WEATHERlb-port Issued Saturday Morning).EI or ( iiluiiiliin :itnl Vicinity: Unsettledwith thundcrshowers: tills afternoon or tonlsrlit, cooler. Sunday generally f.ilr.for .Missouri: Unsettled with thunder-I'or Coliimlda :itnl Vicinityshowers this afternoon or toniirlit. extentcitreme north portion; somewhat coolerlKht. Sunday generally fair cooler ex-mme south portion. ,Yi'euther Conditions.A continued fall In pressures over the,.southern Plains anil lower MississippiValley has resulted in the formation of :i tslight trough of low pressures extendingrn:1" Ti'as "' ""' Kr,Mt I-,kl"5- "",1 '"point of lowest pressure outered In eat,; ern Kansas this morning. This has caused 'eiioraiiy unsettled wcatner over the .Miss'.'"rI :""' "nM'r -w-sissippi vuiu- amillim(ir, (IV(.r I1(,rtm.rll jns,llrt minoN,western eliraska. southern portions ofSouth Dakota, and .Minnesota, and Michigan. Showers have continued along theAtlantic coast.fooler weather has prevailed from NewMexico and Kansas northward. Thiscnange will drift eastward, reachliiithis! section late tonight,'" Columbia, unsettled "rather it! thundershowers will prevail this after-' noon or Into the night, with a change to, ,'""l,"r' S,""la-V "'" ''" KMTally fair.BROWNS PLAY TODAYTaylor Will Shift Line-Upin Game Against WabashAll Stars.In an effort to improve the fieldingof the Browns, Manager Taylor is- goinK t snift nis ,ine.U( ,n today,sgame with the Wabash All-Stars. Taylor himself will take first, switchingVogt to short and Ligon to the outfield. In the box for the local team willbe Burnett, a southpaw from Ashland.He has been twirling good ball allsummer and last Sunday struck outsixteen men at Boonville.The Wabash team of St. Iouis haveone of the fastest amateur teams inthe state and expect to add anotherto thier list of victories this afternoon.j They have already defeated Taylor-iIe neVier, Warrenton .Aurora, Jack-1 SOnville. Madison and Litchfield and!have two wins over Mexico to theircredit.Their line-up today will includesome of the best amateur talent in StLouis as well as some ex-leaguers.Jackson, -who will have charge of theteam, Herberer, Clarahan and Blockare some of the men who will attractthe attention of the fans.The two teams will line up at 3o'clock this afternoon at FairgroundsPark as follows: Wabash Donahue,cf; Woods, ss: Jackson. If: Clarahan.2b: Gibberson. lb; Stang, ss; Block,p; Steinkemp or Kennedy, 3b; Heber-lii.lihFniiriS-lVIVWARIJAffF.,j il'l Troops Land Safely on Long Is -'and. .ainiiig Hip i iftory.! n-v t'nlted Press.WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 26.The "Allied forces" this afternoon effected a successful landing on LongIsland. The fleet defending theAmerican Coast has been decisivelydefeated, theoretically, and the greatest war game in United States navalhistory has ended.The following radiogram was received this afternoon from AdmiralKnight, chief umpire: "The maneuver is over. Red has accomplishedits mission." This means that thetransports made a safe landing.RAD WATER MENACES ST. LOl'ISTests Show Large Xumber of Colonllacilli in Drinking Supply.Ily t'nlted Press.ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26. Colon-bacilli,the germs which cause intestinal disorders, were found in large quantitiesin St. Louis water in tests made byDr. F. A. Baldwin, city bacteriologist.The bacilli offered marKen menacej er develop into a lypnom icterjSrm -' '"Ie League to Meet.The Women's Civic league will holdits regular meeting at 2:30 o'clockTuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.S. Lansing. 300 College avenue. Mrs.j W. B- Nowell. Sr.. will be the leader.The subject for discussion will be"The Ballot A Civic Tool."!SALE OF TICKETS ISTAChairman Conley ThinksThat 13U0 Will Be SoldBefore Show Starts.two havc n r ? ri-rrs1 VU DAYS ARE LEFTIJ. W. Schwabe, C. B. RollinsJr., and H. M. McPhet-ers Led Yesterday.Captain J. V. Schwabe. assisted byhis army composed of C. B. Rollins,Jr., and H. M. McPhccters, capturedthe front trench yesterday in theassault on Fort Columbia, for the purpose of selling Hall Theater Benefittickets.At the meeting of the committeesthis morning, only four of the 9cvenarmies made reports ana trom all indications, the house will be sold outfor the opening night, Monday, August, 28.The committees arc all hard atj work sai(, chairman Conley. yester-day morning, "and are waiting tobring the tickets in until they canreport large sales. Competition isbecoming very great among the workers, and we arc confident that therewill be 1,300 sold before the showstarts on Monday night. At the lastreport, over 800 were sold, and therehas been a great number bought atthe box-office, so the number hasreached at least 1,000."Schwabe, Rollins, and McPheetcrshave a total of 114, with 29 sold yesterday. This insures them a lead, butthe team of Evans, Jacks, and McIIargarc a close second with 101 total.The leading team deserves muchcredit. Mr. Rollins provided the car,and the committee has called uponthe Westwood section of the city, andmade a canvass of the rcsidnece district. S. F. Conley is still in the lead forindividual work, but he has beenruled out, because he is interested inthe companies which subscribed forlarge numbers, and he has been representative for his companies.The program will begin promptly at8 o'clock. B. W. Stephens will makea ten-minute address. The show willstart promptly at 8:15 o'clock. Tickets will be reserved and sold at thebox-office Monday up to the time ofthe performance and the committeeswill also be at work the entire day.T,1C committees will report at 9.o'clock Monday morning at the Com-mercial Club rooms, to make a reportof yesterday's work.The tickets bought and paid foryesterday are: Mrs. Lcta Miller 1, J.S. Moore 2, Columbia Daily Times 10.Abe S. Ridgcway 2. Percy Klass 2. BillMeyer 1, Tom Kennedy 2, C. L. Torbitt 1, M. Pollock 2, Mrs. E. Baker2. Mr. Tygart 2, R. M. McCabe 1, Gustave Dippold 1, P. C. Lydda 2, W. C.Sutton 1. J. C. Abbott 2. C. L. Criger2, Jim Moss 1, John McMillen 1.TRAVELED 1,500 MILES IX CARParty of Khe Rode from North CaroUna in Ten Days.B. E. Vanatta of this city and hisson. E. S. Vanatta with their wivesand Miss Stecre of Boston arrived inColumbia Wednesday night after a 1,S00 mile trip from Shelby, N. C,where the younger Vanatta is working with the U. S. Soil Survey.The party passed through ninestates on their trip, spending ten dayson the road. Their route took themthrough Roanoke, Va., Wheeling, W.Va., Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis,Ind., Decatur. III., and Hannibal. Mo.They termed tho roads excellent afterleaving Roanoke.Returns f Sacramento, aLWalter Fine of Sacramento, Oal.,who with Mrs. Fine has been visitingthe past two weeks with his sister,Mrs. IV. W- Iayne and Mrs. S. P.Crump, returned to his home thismorning. Mr. Fine is foreman of arailroad section on the Southern Pacific Railroad south from Sacramento.Mrs. Fine will remain here until thelatter part of OctoberMrs. Carter f Mote to ColumbiaMrs, k. M. Carter, her daughter,Frances, and son. Proctor, went toHallsville yesterday afternoon. Theyintend to move to Columbia shortlyfrom their former home in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Carter is the secretary ofthe State Teachers' Association withhis office in Columbia.